Question Your Work
March 19th, 2008 | Published in Business
I’m a big fan of 37 Signals and their approach to “Getting Real“. It has relevance and value in many aspects of business, beyond online product development. The philosophy of keeping it simple and relevant is something we strive for yet it can be easy to lose sight of for anyone. Fried proposes the above questions that many times fall along the wayside in complex strategies. More solid advice from thee rock-stars at 37 Signals. Personally I feel these questions fit right into many aspects of running a creative firm, design decisions and business decisions in general. It is easy to fall into the trap of making things overly complex when the best solution could be the simplest and easiest one, resulting in a solid useful end product, saved time and increased profits.
If you are making decisions I recommend thinking about these questions which can aid in planning and direction across the board. As Jason Fried says, ”At the end of the day it’s all about making the right decisions about the right things at the right time.” Read the full posts for the details.
Full recap of Jason Fried’s SXSW presentation
- 40 Things You’d Like to Say at Work
- How to be Interesting.
- New Site at Departika.com
- Ze Frank on Creativity
- Blogification of The Workplace
